瑜伽論記 8.421

8.421

第三多悲心，亦有四因，依四境處，雖不串習而能發起下中上悲，無有斷絕者，景云：四中，但取三境除自，非悲境故。基云：四境謂前列他自受苦等；若見自、若見他，隨遇一苦起下悲；若見自他，隨遭一苦起中悲；若見自他，受無間大苦起上悲拔濟。又或於四境一一皆能起上中下悲。測云：准此文判，既云雖未串習故知初地已上為名發心持者，此非分別世間。

The third, having much compassion, also has four causes. Relying on four objective realms, although not habitually cultivated, one is able to initiate lower, medium, and upper compassion without cessation. Jing says: Among the four, one only takes three realms and excludes oneself, because oneself is not an object of compassion. Ji says: The four realms refer to the previously listed suffering undergone by others and oneself, and so on. If one sees oneself or sees others, upon encountering any single suffering one gives rise to lower compassion; if one sees oneself or others, upon suffering any single misery one gives rise to medium compassion; if one sees oneself or others undergoing unremitting great suffering, one gives rise to upper compassion to rescue them. Or again, toward each of the four realms, one can give rise to upper, medium, and lower compassion. Ce says: Judging from this text, since it says 'although not yet habitually cultivated,' we know that from the initial bhūmi onward it is named the Ground of Generating the Mind; this is not the discriminating mundane [level].